My Expertise
Disability, human rights, disability discrimination, international law, equality.
My Awards
2015 – ACDL’s Volunteer Program for the CLCNSW Award.
Awarded as part of Law and Justice Foundation’s annual Justice Awards. This award recognises a volunteer or volunteer program that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving access to justice.
2014 – Dean’s Award for Research Society Impact
The Awards celebrate excellent research performance by academics in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.
2005 –...view more
My Awards
2015 – ACDL’s Volunteer Program for the CLCNSW Award.
Awarded as part of Law and Justice Foundation’s annual Justice Awards. This award recognises a volunteer or volunteer program that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving access to justice.
2014 – Dean’s Award for Research Society Impact
The Awards celebrate excellent research performance by academics in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.
2005 – Nominated for the Australian Human Rights Medal
Australian Human Right Awards. Nominated for my body of work in the field of human rights and disability.
2004 - Law and Justice Foundation, Combined Community Legal Centres Volunteer Award
Awarded as part of Law and Justice Foundation’s annual Justice Awards. This award recognises a volunteer or volunteer program that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving access to justice
1995 - University of NSW, Alumni Award
Every year UNSW formally recognises former students, both in Australia and overseas, who have achieved distinction in their field of endeavour. The UNSW Alumni Awards for Achievement are given in recognition of alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to the community, who have stimulated new ideas and services and who have exhibited exceptional dedication, creativity or leadership.
My Engagement
Chairperson, Australian Centre for Disability Law (ACDL) 1995 – present
Member, Disability Reference Group, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)., 2008 - 2016
Member, Core Reference Group, National Seclusion and Restraint Project, National Mental Health Commission,, 2013 - present
Head of Delegation, Human Rights Council, Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Twenty-third session, Geneva, 2-13 November 2015
Delegate, Conference of States Parties of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. United Nations New York June 2015
Member, Advisory Group, Inquiry into Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws, Australian Law Reform Commission. 2014
Head of Delegation: Youth with Disabilities, Conference of States Parties of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. United Nations New York June 2014
Member, Disability Policy Research Working Group Steering Committee, Council of Australian Government (COAG) 2010 – 2014
Head of Delegation, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tenth Session, United Nations Geneva, September 2 – 13 2013. 1st Periodic Review of Australia
Member, Australian Government Delegation. United Nations General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities June 2002 – August 2006 Eight Sessions
My Teaching
A human rights lawyer, Rosemary currently teaches in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales. Convening international law and human rights subjects, focusing on the equality provisions within international instruments and their translation into domestic law and policy.
Convener/Lecturer
LAWS8391/JURD7691 International Law of Equality and Discrimination
LAWS8056/JURD7656 Disability Law and Policy
LAWS3214/JURD7214 Discrimination and the Law
Faculty of Law
Supervision
LAWS3425 Research Thesis
LAWS9211/5211 Human Rights Internship Program
Senior Visiting Fellow
Disability Rights Expanding Accessible Markets or DREAM, a training network for early stage researchers stemming from the EU Marie Curie Initial Training Network Funding Programme. National University of Ireland (Galway), University of Iceland, Harvard Law School, University of Leeds, Maastricht University 2011 – 2014
Annual International Disability Summer School - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway 2011 - present
Regular Guest Lectures
LAWS8181/JURD7781 International Hum Rights Law
LAWS3182/JURD7582 International Human Rights Law and Advocacy
Faculty of Law
HESC3592 Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Exercise Physiology
ARTS2845 Sex, Justice and Human Rights
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences
ARTS2870 Global Citizens, Justice and Civil Society.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences
COMD5002 - Development, Human Rights and Health
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences